The Wayne Millard trial, Day 8

Dellen Millard's trial for first-degree murder in the death of his father, Wayne, continues in Superior Court in Toronto.

The last time he saw Millard before he died was at the hangar, on his scooter. He found out Wayne had died from a phone call from Dellen on Dec. 3.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 7:47:31 PM

Woodward says Dellen seemed fairly upset on the phone.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 7:47:52 PM

"I was pretty shocked, to be quite honest," Woodward says.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 7:48:15 PM

Shane Schlatman was replacing the locks on the hangar on Dec. 3, Woodward says. He was told that was being done to keep John Barnes out of the hangar.

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Woodward says he was also there for the meeting at the hangar on Dec. 4 when Dellen said he was shutting down the business.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 7:50:35 PM

He says employees were being laid off, but they would still be paid for a few weeks. Woodward says he never discussed keeping the business going with Dellen.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 7:51:42 PM

That's it for questions from the Crown. Pillay is now speaking with Millard in the prisoner's box.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 7:53:13 PM

We're now taking a 15-minute afternoon break.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 7:53:46 PM

Court is now back in session. Pillay is cross-examining for Millard. Woodward says no contracts came from the trade shows he went to for MillardAir.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:11:49 PM

Woodward agrees that Wayne Millard was having health problems in 2012.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:12:58 PM

Woodward also says the margins were thin for MillardAir when it comes to making a profit. "The profit margins in this business are not very good?" Pillay asks. "They're not, no," Woodward responds.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:14:24 PM

Woodward also agrees that Wayne Millard had no training or experience in aircraft maintenance. He was a pilot, primarily.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:15:48 PM

Woodward also says Dellen Millard had no training or experience in aircraft maintenance.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:16:31 PM

"You can't just show up with a pilot's licence and know what you're doing, correct?" Pillay asks. "No, you can't, Woodward responds. He also agrees that Millard was having money troubles.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:17:42 PM

Millard had to take out a mortgage from the builder on the hangar, Woodward says. That made Woodward worry, because Millard originally told him the cash he had on hand would be enough to cover the building of the hangar, and offset costs for the first couple of years.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:19:08 PM

Wayne Millard also took out a mortgage on his own home, and took out an RBC loan, Woodward says.

The Crown is now re-examining. Jill Cameron is asking about cash. Woodward says Millard had said he had $10 million available for the business at the outset. He says "problems started" when they went over $5 million in costs. "It was apparent there wasn't $10 million to start with," he says.

by Adam Carter6/12/2018 8:24:59 PM

That's it for court today. I'll have an update online soon -- thanks everyone for following along.